Everyone uses the green screen item availability (Inventory Management, Item Availability – green screen option #5)
Problem #1: it’s green screen requiring another session and flipping between windows, not integrated via a right-click menu
Problem #2: it starts with quantity on hand, and gives a running total of receipts and requirement, “similar” to ATP, but there is no ATP inquiry in the system outside of order entry
Problem #3: both green screen ATP and Item Availability screens look only at single-level requirements, whereas Guide’s product can be used to show true requirements based on a blow through of the BOM to see what is currently on-hand compared to what is needed based on order quantity
Guide’s product is intended to be a set of “execution” tools in Powerlink and not just for planning functions
What It Does
Item Availability:
Provides a Powerlink enabled interface to item availability at a line item and/or the item warehouse level
Replicates the visibility of item availability from the green screen and adds even more useful capabilities using the power of Integrator
Shows COs, MOs, POs, CMs, etc all in one easy to view window accessible from CO line item and/or item warehouse views
Indented Inventory Inquiry:
Ability to see indented BOM inventory on-hand vs. requirements
Highlights in yellow the items in the BOM that are short based on requirements
Levels within the BOM and color-coded for easy readability even in complex BOMs
Benefits
No need for multiple open sessions when entering orders or researching item availability
Ability to combine across warehouses to see total availability of any given part number
Ability to create custom work benches and link / drill down as desired based on these Integrator objects and relationships
Add / change attributes and columns to be shown in the various views
You get both products bundled into one package to instantly increase customer service levels
